Month: August 2017
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David Baldacci to appear at National Book Festival, Library of Virginia
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8 authors coming to the National Book Festival tell us the best thing they read this year
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LB School Podcast: Trenton Lee Stewart
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Where to Stay in Aspen
Aspen’s accommodations are spread throughout the downtown. Many of the priciest digs are clustered at the base of the mountain, but there are more choices scattered throughout downtown. Prices tend to be quite expensive in both winter and summer; there are few deals to be had outside of these seasons. This short guide provides visitors…
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“It’s a Party!” Pizza Dough Recipe (VIDEO)
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What Is Single-Origin Chocolate?
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An op-ed by WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE A DOG author Gregory Berns on ScientificAmerican.com
“Earlier this year Alaska became the first state to pass a law requiring the consideration of pets’ well being in custody disputes. Seeing that pets, especially dogs, are commonly treated as family members, this may seem like a long overdue change. But it raises the difficult question of determining what’s best for an animal: How…
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Ian Bogost’s PLAY ANYTHING reviewed in the New York Times
“[Bogost’s] thoughtful book Play Anything makes the point that life’s limitations — as with the limitations of a game such as soccer or Tetris — are not impediments to our enjoyment, but rather, what make life or the game fun in the first place.”
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TALKING PICTURES author Ann Hornaday interviewed on PBS NewsHour
'A movie teaches us how to watch it in the first few minutes, says Ann Hornaday, film critic for The Washington Post. Jeffrey Brown sits down with Hornaday, author of “Talking Pictures,” to discuss how she hears what movies and their directors are saying, and how to get the most out of the movie-going experience.'
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Top 5 Places to Read While On the Road
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Resurrection Bay Boat Tours
Resurrection Bay boat tours are ideal for seeing marine wildlife. On a good day, you could see humpbacks and orcas, plus porpoises, seals, sea otters, sea lions, hundreds of puffins, kittiwakes, auklets, and the occasional bald eagle and oystercatcher.
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Admiralty Island Bear Viewing
Admiralty Island lives up to its original name—Kootznoowoo, or “Fortress of the Bears” in Tlingit—with the highest concentration of brown bears in the world. The island holds an estimated 1,500 brown bears at a density of one bear per square mile.
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